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Sphagnum russowii

Warnst.

Russow's Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127290
Element CodeNBMUS6Z140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassSphagnopsida
OrderSphagnales
FamilySphagnaceae
GenusSphagnum
Synonyms
Sphagnum robustum(Warnst.) Röll
Other Common Names
Russow's sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne de Russow (FR)
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of Sphagnum in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-21
Change Date1989-06-13
Threat Impact Comments
Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, forest management practices, and sedimentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
NunavutS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
DelawareSHYes
MarylandSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New JerseyS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
References (5)
  1. Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
  2. Brinda, J.C., and J.J. Atwood. 2026. A Synopsis of <i>Sphagnum</i>. The Bryophyte Nomenclator. Online. Available: https://www.bryonames.org/synonymy?search=Sphagnum (accessed 2026).
  3. Buck, W.R. and B. Goffinet. 2024. A new checklist of the mosses of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 127(4): 484-549.
  4. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.
  5. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.